Dear Y.A.L.E. School Family,
As we continue to monitor the pain and unrest in cities across our nation, we wanted to reach out to you. The Y.A.L.E. School leadership team wishes to unequivocally condemn racism and violence, and we stand by our communities of color against any and all acts of racism, disrespect and inequitable treatment. The protests we have seen nationwide, and especially in Philadelphia where many of our Y.A.L.E. School Philadelphia campus staff and families live, have brought much-needed recognition to marginalized communities.
As a country we must work together to end discrimination, hatred and prejudice. As a school community, we value each individual on our staff, and we cherish all of our students and their families. At Y.A.L.E. School, we celebrate our diversity, provide for inclusion and continually review our practices in order to consider and address equity. We know that our differences make us stronger and more resilient.
The pain and anxiety of the last week and longer has undoubtedly weighed heavily on our community, and we understand that our students, families and staff may feel anger, sorrow and fear. If you or your child wish to speak to someone to address these feelings, we encourage you to reach out to our Y.A.L.E. School counselors:
Y.A.L.E. School Philadelphia
- Stefanie Musto
smusto@yaleschoolpa.com - Brittney Varacallo
bvaracallo@yaleschoolpa.com
Y.A.L.E. School Cherry Hill
- Nicole Gault
ngault@yaleschoolnj.com - Adriana Jarzabek
ajarzabek@yaleschoolnj.com - Carolyn Levin
clevin@yaleschoolnj.com - David Lisowski
dlisowski@yaleschoolnj.com - Shelley Rosenberg
srosenberg@yaleschoolnj.com
Y.A.L.E. School Standard 9 / Project SEARCH
- Andrea Damiani
adamiani@yaleschoolnj.com - Tom Diaz
tdiaz@yaleschoolnj.com
Y.A.L.E. School Medford
- Katie Maldonado
kmaldonado@yaleschoolnj.com - Jessica Liger-Pierce
jliger@yaleschoolnj.com
Y.A.L.E. School Ellisburg
- Steve Scuderi
sscuderi@yaleschoolnj.com - Kevin Jolly
kjolly@yaleschoolnj.com - Gina Hunt
ghunt@yaleschoolnj.com
Y.A.L.E. School Northfield
- Nitsa Mavromatis
nmavromatis@yaleschoolnj.com - Kareem Spence
kspence@yaleschoolnj.com
For our Autism campuses, please reach out to the following administrators for assistance:
Y.A.L.E. School/Southeast at Evans
- Rachael Sautter
rsautter@yaleschoolnj.com
Y.A.L.E. School/Mansion Avenue
- Rachael Sautter
rsautter@yaleschoolnj.com
Y.A.L.E. School/Mullica
- Barry Walker
bwalker@yaleschoolnj.com
Our leadership team has also assembled a list of resources on how to have honest conversations with your child about racism, tolerance and how to support communities of color:
As the Y.A.L.E. School community, together with our community at large, navigates the difficult days and weeks of ahead caused by not just the unrest across our country but also by the COVID-19 pandemic, we will continue to focus on what has always remained important to us: fostering a positive approach to learning for all of our students, and a supportive and inclusive place for our team.
As always, stay safe and stay in touch. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Warmly,
Y.A.L.E. School Administrative Team